Be Happy Anyway

Sunday, October 7, 2012

I have been so busy these past few weeks. So busy that I haven't blogged nor have I read anyone's blogs. Here's how bad it is:

273

Two hundred.seventy.three unread blog posts! To all my blogging buddies, I am not purposely ignoring you. What have I been up to that keeps me from keeping up with my blog friends?

Well, let's start with Mondays:
6:30 a.m. drive to work, dodge slowpokes and judge whether is time to swing by Starbucks. (There usually isn't)
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Teach school and plan for the next day.
3:30 p.m. Pick up James from YMCA and head to his dance class.
4:20 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. Sit at the dance studio with no Internet access and practice my Spanish with another dance mom.
5:20 p.m. Hurry off to Flag Football practice.
5:40 p.m. to 7:00 Watch James play football without Internet. Sometimes I choose to walk around the neighborhood.
7:00 p.m. Drive home and make dinner, eat dinner, pack lunches for tomorrow, throw James in the shower, help him with homework, check on Caitlin's day, read 100 emails, crash.
10:00 Bed.

Tuesdays - See Monday!

Wednesdays - See Monday minus dance.

After football, I rush off to Harker Heights Community Band practice until 9:30. I get home and crash again.

Thursdays are the same as Wednesdays, just substitute band practice for my Adult Tap & Jazz class.

Fridays are almost the same except Caitlin has dance from 5:30 - 8:30 during which we often have football practice.

By Friday, I am so tired that I often find myself falling asleep while talking to friends on the phone.

I do, however, miss my blog friends.

I told James after his first football game yesterday (THEY WON!) that he would probably NOT be in soccer and basketball which are the next activities on the parks and recreation calendar. We will wait to drive ourselves crazy with baseball in the spring. There is only so much mommy to go around.

So you moms out there, what do you do to manage your time better? How do you ensure that your children can be involved in activities while maintaining your sanity?

About Me

I am a fourth grade teacher. I tend to ramble and a blog seemed like the perfect outlet for it. That way only people who want to hear what I have to say get to listen. You will find that there is no central theme. If you like music, scrapping, art journaling, stories of a mom ready to pull her hair out, you have come to the right place. Welcome to my world.